Evolution and Expansion
Kurtzman's expansion to parodies of radio, films and television was a step-by-step evolution, and not all readers were familiar with the numerous satirical sources and references, including some drawn from contemporary and classical literature. Readers could have enjoyed the first issue of Mad without being aware that it featured a lampoon of an E. M. Forster short story and a reference to the sound effects in James Thurber's short story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."
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